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  1. Re:They should. Kudos to Amazon on Amazon Threatens To Move Jobs Out of Seattle Over New Tax (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Amazon was looking at add more employee's in Seattle before this bill came up so you say at most 11 million you mean at least 11 million if they add those new employee's.

  2. Re:Yes, those resigners are so morally upright on Google Employees Resign in Protest Against Pentagon Contract (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 0

    Yea i would bet if H or Obum was in office their moral's wouldn't have any issues.

  3. Well story i remember quoting 25k in added costs also pointed out the law wants houses to be "net zero" energy. Which means they want enough solar panels to offset electric usage AND natural gas usage so the net cost of house per year of those 2 sources to be 0. When you think about how much energy per day those panels would have to produce to power the house and make up for night time as well as what natural gas could be used for say heating. Its not hard to see how it could cost that even for a mid sized house as would need 10k Kw in panels to do that and even that might not be enough since very unlikely will get full power outta them cept on a very small time span a day.

  4. Re:Somebody explain the hate in the comments on California To Become First US State Mandating Solar On New Homes (ocregister.com) · · Score: 1

    you are assuming a 3KW system will make enough to run a house. Which likely won't be the case since that 3KW is probably based on sun pointing dead straight on it and not at an angle which will be case for 90% of the day. Every degree off straight 90degree is efficiency lost. Pretty sure most homes will need good 3x that system if they want to get close to a "net-zero" as they want it to be and that still likely won't be enough when you realize the sun doesn't shine every day.

  5. Re:Somebody explain the hate in the comments on California To Become First US State Mandating Solar On New Homes (ocregister.com) · · Score: 1

    that 2KW is that assuming optimal power generation? If so that means panel is directly at the sun all day which won't be the case. So need least 10KW in panels min to power that house on avg day. Add in to fact it does say net-zero which means need even more to offset what will be used at night when panels give 0.

  6. Re:Somebody explain the hate in the comments on California To Become First US State Mandating Solar On New Homes (ocregister.com) · · Score: 1

    If you read the law, it said net zero. So the there has to be enough panels to to power the house + offset what would be used during the night so 3kW isn't gonna cut it for barely any home. looking at min or 3-4x that alone. Even then probably need more.

  7. who greased wheels for this on California To Become First US State Mandating Solar On New Homes (ocregister.com) · · Score: 0

    What Solar company greased the wheels to get this law passed? I doubt there was a lot of $ tossed in to these democrat's pockets from companies that don't stand to massively benefit from this bill least they think they will benefit.

  8. Serious question about this? on Facebook May Have Secret Plans To Build a Satellite-Based Internet (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    Given what we have learned recently of how FB datamines you and most everything on line via app that captures ur text's and links on pages that let them track you. Is anyone really willing to use internet provided by them so they can now watch EVERYTHING you do regardless if you use their site anymore? They loved the tid bit that data they have on people belongs to them less it wasn't associated to them yet which means FB owns it and you have 0 say if and when its deleted. This question could be asked of google fiber users now given how much both those companies impacted elections far more then Russia could ever hope to dream of.

  9. Re:The system is broken on Audit Approved of Facebook Policies, Even After Cambridge Analytica Leak (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Just about any app can do what they are butt hurt at cambridge and guess what Clinton campaign used the same thing and so did Obama camp in 2012 that PIONEERED the practice to use it like it was.

  10. Re:hah, only in the US on Uber Drivers Are Independent Contractors, Not Employees, Judge Rules (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    There is a difference, a taxi service those are drivers that have a set hours and days a week they work. Where as Uber drivers can pick when they too an extent that is what a contractor has as well, they have set day to get a job done but they have choice what days they do the job and how many hours they work.

  11. Re:Better than handing over 20% of US's uranium to on Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Says Data From 87 Million Users Could Be Stored In Russia (cnn.com) · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    lets not forget the 500k speaking fee at about same time from a Kremlin connected bank which was 2x more then normal fee?

  12. Re:So Cambridge Analytica... on Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Says Data From 87 Million Users Could Be Stored In Russia (cnn.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    They exploited the system that Hillary camp exploited as well during 2016 campaign, that was pioneered by the Obama camp and FB let them have the data (which could be seen as a campaign contribution in direct violation of campaign finance laws)

  13. not trusting google on Chrome Is Scanning Files on Your Computer, and People Are Freaking Out (vice.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I use Eset and purchase their antivirus software on a reg basis and i trust them but i don't for life of me Trust that google is only "scanning for virus's". Given how recent revelation I heard how good pretty much will track gps of where you been and save it for years. Also if sites you visit even when using incognito mode, only thing this tells me its harvesting more info on end users. this video kinda tells you exacty what they collect about you on a reg basis and its kinda scary: https://youtu.be/Ke1gViMc2dY?t...

  14. Re:Fact checking on Facebook Begins 'Fact-Checking' Photos, Videos (reuters.com) · · Score: 0

    1 pixel edited for photo for conservative story its fake photo, 49.9999999999% of pixels for photo for a liberal story edited its still labeled as real.

  15. cheaper? on Apple To Unveil a Cheaper iPad Next Week At Its Educational Event · · Score: 1

    I think we all know that means its an ipad using 3-4 year old ipad hardware claiming its new but its just repackaged old device.

  16. Re:Chargebacks on Five Major Credit Cards Are Now Blocking Cryptocurrency Purchases (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    It would be easy for someone to buy a bunch of coin's then claim it wasn't them. In the end they get their $ back from purchase and the coins, they win and CC loses. As much as people don't like this, can see why they are refusing it.

  17. Re:DUI Laws are broad on Tesla Owner Attempts Autopilot Defense During DUI Stop (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    Where i live, you need to put your key's in the ignition for it to be considered DUI, so its not broad, maybe if person ISN'T in drivers seat for example or (if car/truck has one) back seat?

  18. Re:No excuse for another partisan vote... on Democrats Are Just One Vote Shy of Restoring Net Neutrality (engadget.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Sadly Democrat's love to put noble names on their bills like its a good thing, Affordable care act? Yea not very affordable is it. Net Neutrality is another one those that claims to prevent things like censor ship but it only applies that to ISP's but lets companies like facebook, twitter and google off the hook when they censor people's views when they don't like them. Its not people calling violence that have their posts on twitter deleted no its people that have right leaning views calling for things based on common sense and using stats to back the view. Yet liberal can call for violence or call someone by racial words and no problem.

  19. Re:No Intel Windows microcode updates on AMD Is Releasing Spectre Firmware Updates To Fix CPU Vulnerabilities (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    MS was set to release the update but reports of claims of older AMD powered machines were fail to boot after the update with no ability to roll back to before the update. MS pulled the patch from being pushed out pending they fix the problem.

  20. Re:So can I scrape Facebook? on Violating a Website's Terms of Service Is Not a Crime, Federal Court Rules (eff.org) · · Score: 1

    If its public yea, as courts have ruled "you have no expectation of privacy in public" same thing.

  21. If its a Public available site as anyone can load up the site and see then it should be same as walking down side walk and looking in to a store window. If oracle wants they could ban and block the companies bot from accessing their site, they would be allowed to do that but it would be like a store saying you can walk on public side walk OUTSIDE their store least that is what Oracle is trying to make case on.

  22. Yea too us older techies, bricking is you just made a new door stop as its not gonna work again.

  23. Re:Is it bricking the PC hardware, or just Windows on Microsoft's Meltdown and Spectre Patch Is Bricking Some AMD PCs (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    What it sounds like it just bricks windows install. Part of issue of not roll back is due to no restore point was created. I could miss read things on that but that is what it sounds like to me, so just create a restore point say Now probably won't be a problem.

  24. Cause AMD even though they claimed otherwise isn't 100% safe from the flaw either. Their CPU's are affected as well.

  25. Re:bad for you... on Russia Is Accusing the US of 'Direct Interference' In Its Elections (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1, Informative

    Tell that to the Clinton's that were caught doing it during HIS time in the WH. Kinda funny how they are pissed at them for repaying the favor.